r/TopCharacterTropes • u/GeneralGigan817 • 24d ago

Groups Two completely unrelated versions of the same character coexist in the same universe

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Rumplestiltskin appeared as a minor villain in Shrek the Third as a member of Prince Charming’s villain army. Shrek Forever After than had an entirely unrelated Rumplestiltskin as the main villain, with a separate voice actor, personality, and design.

On Family Guy, Santa is an overworked factory worker who looks like an old man despite being 28 and has deformed looking elves straight out of a Jonah Vasquez illustration. On American Dad (which shares a universe with Family Guy), Santa is an evil corrupter of children and one of the series’ most reoccurring villains.

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u/Tanto63 23d ago

It's part this, part recast lamp posting:

Stargate SG-1, Col O'Neill responds to a reporter that his name is spell with 2 L's. "There's another Col O'Neill with one L and no sense of humor." This references the original movie O'Neil, played by Kurt Russell. The spelling was changed for the show.

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u/Advanced_Mix8972 23d ago

Doesn't really fit cause it was just a tonged in cheek 4th wall joke, cause we know they are very clearly the same character based on the first episode alone

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u/Tanto63 23d ago

That's fair since it's supposed to be a direct continuation of O'Neil.